Parents Get Creative When Looking For Jobs For Their Children With Disabilities
This is a great article about how a group of parents have created employment opportunities their children and others with intellectual disabilities who have aged out of the public school system. The group is planning to open a coffeehouse and cafe where individuals with disabilities will make up a large […]
More Transition-Age Youth Being Served
More and more students with disabilities are approaching the transition age and parents are investigating options for their child. Due to a new federal mandate vocational rehabilitation agencies nationwide say they are serving more students. Many agencies have indicated that they have served more students over the last four years […]
Vision Statements
Vision statements are an essential part of IEP meetings & are a parent’s goals for their child. When a student reaches transition age he or she can help prepare the vision statement for his or her IEP meeting.
IEP/504 Plan CheckUps
Students With Intellectual Disabilities Can Go To College
This is a great article about how students with intellectual disabilities can also attend college. There are currently more than 260 college programs available to students with intellectual disabilities. Below is the link to the article that highlights one individual’s experience at Syracuse University. Also below is a link to […]